Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(Q37) Mykola Babich/Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine
 
Mykola Babich
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Mykolaev
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 84
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$37,735.00
Oleg Nikolayev
Ukraine
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Zaporizzya
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 24
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Kiev 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$11,835.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB180000000043731 US$17,000.00
FIVB C&S21000001000000 US$4,950.00
Overall201000001043731 US$21,950.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q19 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/11-14/2005 Switzerland Satellite 10 9th 10 US$450.00
FIVB C&S 7/27-31/2005 Ukraine Challenger 9 1st 60 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q58 33rd 20 US$0.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 2 Taichi Morikawa / Tatsuo Yamamoto, Japan (Q28) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:48
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 3 Gianluca Casadei / Giuseppe Patriarca, Italy (Q60) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 1:03
Thu, 6/8/2006 Qualifier 4 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q21) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Babich/Nikolaev lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 Lione/Varnier Q26 14-21, 26-24, 21-19 0:58
Trail the series against # 18, Q21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q21 Babich/Nikolaev Q37 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 19 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 Babich/Nikolaev Q19 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 Babich/Nikolaev Q58 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q16 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/30/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 3 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Galli/Raffaelli 1 19-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:15
Lead the series against # Q28 Morikawa/Yamamoto, Japan 2-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q37 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q28 21-17, 21-17 0:48
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q19 Morikawa/Yamamoto Q14 28-26, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q34 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
7/29/05FIVB C&SUkraine Challenger Winner 2 Babich/Nikolaev 9 Brinkborg/Magnusson 8 12-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q60 Casadei/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Babich/Nikolaev Q37 Casadei/Patriarca Q60 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 1:03